Touch the glass to control the light
Israeli startup Gauzy has invented smart glass that goes from transparent to opaque with just a touch. Too hot? Touch the glass and the sunlight is blocked. The glass can even be used for refrigerators to see what’s inside without opening the door.
Where did I put that scalpel?
(Thanks to Atid-EDI) Every surgeon’s nightmare is no longer a problem for the 2900 US hospitals belonging to Premier Healthcare Alliance. It has just awarded a contract to Israel’s Haldor Advanced Technologies for its unique RFID systems to manage the location and use of surgical instruments.
Smart way to learn a language
(Thanks to Atid-EDI) Israeli start-up Lingua.ly helps you to learn a new language by indexing the Internet and feeding you appropriate texts based on your vocabulary. You take quizzes and via a Chrome plug-in Lingua.ly offers you a personalized educational service.
Using our brains
Israel’s position at the forefront of brain-computer interface is further enhanced by a new competition called “Brainihack” at which neuroscientists, artists, designers, robotics experts etc. will develop viable products in one weekend. Meanwhile Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart used his brainwaves to produce a light show at his concert in Jerusalem.
The world’s first everlasting solar battery
Another article about Israel’s Sol-Chip and its solar-powered battery that never needs replacing.
Israel launches Amos 4
The satellite Amos 4, built by Israel Aerospace Industries and operated by the Israeli company Spacecom, has been launched successfully into space from Kazakhstan. The satellite will provide services such as Direct-to-Home, video distribution, VSAT communications and broadband Internet.
Beersheva inaugurates “Silicon Wadi”
The Gav Yam Industrial Park Negev will consist of 23 buildings on a 50-acre site adjacent to Ben Gurion University and the planned IDF C4I Corps campus. Beersheva Mayor Rubik Danilovich hopes the hi-tech park will turn the city into a technological powerhouse.
Chinese top managers seek Israeli innovation
On a five-day visit to Israel, 62 of China’s senior managers participated in a Technion workshop titled “Visit to Israel – An In-Depth Journey to the Factory World Innovation.” They also saw leading Israeli companies Iscar, Amiad Water Systems, Biosense Webster, Stratasys, NaanDanJain Irrigation and Gilat Satellite Networks.
Israel retains World Computer Chess Championship
Deep Junior, a program written by Israelis Amir Ban and Shay Bushinsky, and running on a Dual 12 core Intel Xenon I5 2.7 GHz computer, won the World Computer Chess Championship in Yokohama, Japan. Junior has now won six of the last eleven tournaments.
Unique research on the Coral Reef
Technion Professor Uri Shavit and his team are conducting research that will contribute to helping secure the world's coral reefs. Using a Particle Image Velocimeter (PIV) laboratory, they measure flows in Eilat - one of the few places in the world where this research can be carried out.